used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
at or in the front
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
in addition
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading One thought continually assailed her.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
for the reason that
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
BREAKERSnounUS /ˈbreɪkərz/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading One thought continually assailed her.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
depressinglyadverbUS /dɪˈpresɪŋli/
in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
for more time
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
held or filled or in use
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thought continually assailed her.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
starkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
susceptibleadjectiveUS /səˈseptəbəl/
(often followed by “of” or “to”) yielding readily to or capable of
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
carry out
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that the sun had disappeared, the countryside seemed to have grown depressingly desolate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One thought continually assailed her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the gray afternoon light the blackened tree trunks which had been partly burned were stark and ugly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD A little tired and also because her attention was occupied with her recent experience, Sally did not choose her way over the rough countryside so carefully and therefore managed to take a much longer time for her return to the farm.
but in spite of that
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances Sally was particularly susceptible to physical discomfort, yet this afternoon she was too concerned over her problem to be more than vaguely disturbed by her surroundings.
